Texts To Rachelle
These are the text messages that I sent to my wife Rachelle from the Dark Horse café on Queen East the other day: Read more
Posts tagged ‘TTC’
Dec 5
Ford Remembers
On midnight on November 30th, Rob Ford’s reign as mayor of Toronto officially came to an end. Read more
TTC Leprechaun
Last week, a woman was on a crowded Toronto Transit Commission Bus. Read more
Conversation with politician Adam Vaughan
Earlier in the day, former Toronto City Councillor Adam Vaughan, who is currently running to be a Federal Member of Parliament for the Liberal party, rang my doorbell. Read more
Rebrand for Toronto’s Bixi Bikes
Toronto’s bike sharing program– formerly known as Bixi– was characterized by massive, clunky black bikes that exhausted looking tourists– hoping for a whimsical zip through the downtown of the city– could be seen walking along the side of the road. Read more
Taking the subway in Toronto
The other day I was at the end of the line. Read more
A Toronto Afternoon
As the subway doors opened a tiny, incredibly ancient Asian woman stepped outside of the car.
Matchmaking on car 5021 heading west on the Bloor line.
It was near rush hour and the subway car was pretty close to full. Standing near to me were a man and a woman. They were so close together that their faces were just inches apart, their bodies merely one breath from touching.
Taking the Bloor Subway East
Heading east on the Bloor subway line a woman is hunched over reading a paperback copy of Pride and Prejudice.
